Background Briefing

Alexander Motyl / Asher Kaufman / Patrick Bond

Trump’s Deference to Putin and His Unwillingness to Press For a Ceasefire and Sanction Russia Stuns European Leaders
As the UK, France, and Canada Condemn Israel’s Gaza Offensive and the Starving of Children, Trump Does Not Come To Netanyahu’s Defense
A South African Perspective on Trump’s Welcoming of Its White “Refugees”


Background Briefing

Alan Morrison / Gabriel Chin / Gregory Treverton

Trump is Using the Birthright Citizenship Case to Get the Supreme Court to Stop Federal Judges From Blocking His Agenda Nationwide
The History of Birthright Citizenship Which Has been Settled Law Since 1898
Russia’s “Girlfriend” Tulsi Gabbard is Neutering the IC, as MAGAworld Makes America Deaf, Dumb, and Blind When it Comes to What is Happening in the Real World


Background Briefing

Joshua Landis / Nader Hashemi / Angela Stent

Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria Calling Its New Leader, a Former Islamic State Fighter, “a Young Attractive Guy”
A Judge Orders ICE to Release Another Wrongly-Detained Scholar Held for 8 Weeks in Detention in Texas
Will Putin Show Up for Peace Talks? / Tulsi Gabbard Fires Top Intel Officials for Speaking Truth to Power